Utility of an interferon-γ release assay for latent tuberculosis diagnosis in a case of bullous pemphigoid

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 280-282

  Goodfellow, Alfred ^a,b   Keeling, Douglas N ^a   Hayes, Robert C ^a   Webster, Duncan ^a  

^a SAINT JOHN REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS;

EID: 70350554093     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2009.08062     Document Type: Article

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